1 of 3THE KIMONO, the traditional garment of Japan, gets a new life under the hands of fashion designer Yumi Christina (she drops her last name, Sakamoto, for work). Of both Japanese and Filipino descent, the designer’s work melds both

RJ JOQUICO-UNSPLASHRATES of the Treasury bills (T-bills) and Treasury bonds (T-bonds) on offer this week may end mixed as data released last week bolstered expectations for rate cuts by both the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the US Federal

FREEPIKBy Pierce Oel A. MontalvoIT’S ONE SMALL STEP for the central bank, and one giant leap for the Philippine banking industry.Signed last July, the new Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA) signifies the most comprehensive attempt yet to protect Filipino consumers

PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANIt is always tempting when writing outlooks for 2025 to have an overarching theme — the one narrative ring to rule them all. I am taking the opposite direction, which is that we may be neglecting some

SM Xiamen Complex Perspective — SMSUPERMALLS.CNTHE SM group’s mall business is gearing to expand its presence in China with new openings in Xiamen and Fuzhou.“We have two additional malls that we will open in China. One is in Xiamen again,